National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Septemvri Sofia or Levski Sofia that keep their silverware dream alive.
This is a match between two teams close to each other, usually meaning added pressure and importance.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Septemvri Sofia form and stats
Septemvri participated in Bulgarian Cup the last season, where they reached the 16th finals.The home supporters can't complain about results here at Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov as Septemvri Sofia have scored 31 goals to get 25 points from 11 games. The overall stats in the B PFG are 8-1-2 (wins-draws-losses).
Before that, Septemvri Sofia played out a B PFG draw 1-1 when visiting Maritsa Plovdiv.Septemvri Sofia are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (31 goals in 11 games). 13 goals have been conceded.
Levski Sofia form and stats
Levski's mission in Bulgarian Cup last season failed in the quarter-finals.The story so far for the visiting team on their Parva Liga travels is 4 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats.
Preceding that game was the away Parva Liga victory against CSKA 1948 Sofia with the score of 2-0.Levski Sofia have conceded 12 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last seven meetings: one - one - five (Septemvri wins - draws - Levski Sofia wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  B. Bari 5 goals | M. Plamenov Petkov 3 goals | A. Kraev 2 goals |
Septemvri Sofia missing players
Levski Sofia missing players
| Septemvri Sofia | Levski Sofia | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 8 | Won | W | 5 | 12 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 8 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | ||
| 42 | 31 | Scored | S | 11 | 39 | ||
| 33 | 13 | Conceded | C | 8 | 19 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 88% | ||
| 72% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 45% | 64% | ||
| 56% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 27% | 40% | ||
| 32% | 42% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 9% | 20% | ||
| 32% | 42% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | ||
| 40% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 36% | 44% | ||
| 40% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 45% | 44% | ||
| 28% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 27% | 24% | ||
| 4.1 | 4.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.2 | 5.4 | ||
| 3.2 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.1 | 3.3 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.1 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8.9 | 8.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 10.6 | ||
| 4.3 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.9 | 4.8 | ||
| 39% | 49% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 33% | ||
| 5 | 3.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.1 | 7.9 | ||
| 2.5 | 2.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.9 | 3.3 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Spartak Varna | 23 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 41 | 23 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 18 | 50 |
| 2 | Etar | 24 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 51 | 26 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 25 | 49 |
| 3 | Hebar 1918 | 24 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 49 |
| 4 | FK Minyor Pernik | 24 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 32 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 46 |
| 5 | Ludogorets II | 24 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 47 | 31 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 42 |
| 6 | Septemvri Sofia | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 45 | 25 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 40 |
| 7 | Strumska slava | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 37 |
| 8 | Maritsa Plovdiv | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 35 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 36 |
| 9 | Montana | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 35 |
| 10 | Sportist Svoge | 24 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 21 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -11 | 30 |
| 11 | Sozopol | 24 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 26 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 18 | -2 | 28 |
| 12 | Yantra 1919 | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 31 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 24 | -13 | 25 |
| 13 | Botev Plovdiv II | 24 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 23 | -13 | 24 |
| 14 | Marek | 23 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 16 | -10 | 23 |
| 15 | Septemvri Simitli | 24 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 28 | 44 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 26 | -16 | 23 |
| 16 | Dobrudzha 1919 | 23 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 29 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 13 | -10 | 22 |
| 17 | Lovech | 23 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 20 | 25 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 15 | -5 | 21 |
| 18 | CSKA 1948 Sofia II | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 35 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 16 | -13 | 20 |
| 19 | Neftohimik | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 20 | Levski Lom | 24 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 11 | 40 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 25 | -29 | 8 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Ludogorets | 21 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 55 | 20 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 12 | 35 | 51 |
| 2 | CSKA Sofia | 21 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 38 | 21 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 17 | 47 |
| 3 | Botev Plovdiv | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 36 |
| 4 | Cherno More | 21 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 26 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 35 |
| 5 | Levski Sofia | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 32 |
| 6 | Slavia Sofia | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 25 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 29 |
| 7 | Beroe | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 0 | 29 |
| 8 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 28 |
| 9 | OFK Pirin | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 30 | 36 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 19 | -6 | 22 |
| 10 | CSKA 1948 Sofia | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 28 | 34 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 19 | -6 | 22 |
| 11 | Arda | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 15 | -9 | 22 |
| 12 | Botev Vratsa | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 36 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 25 | -16 | 19 |
| 13 | Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 35 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 19 | -16 | 19 |
| 14 | Tsarsko selo | 21 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 17 | -19 | 11 |
